1978 New England Patriots

The New England Patriots defeated the Miami Dolphins, 33 to 24, on October 22, 1978.

Final

MIA

24

NE

33

1

7

0

2

7

17

3

7

7

4

3

9

Total

24

33

1st quarter

MIA

NE

Dolphins

Delvin Williams 1-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick)

7

0

2nd quarter

MIA

NE

Patriots

Andy Johnson 1-yard run (David Posey kick)

7

7

Patriots

Sam Cunningham 1-yard run (David Posey kick)

7

14

Dolphins

Nat Moore 9-yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)

14

14

Patriots

David Posey 29-yard field goal

14

17

3rd quarter

MIA

NE

Dolphins

Andre Tillman 4-yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)

21

17

Patriots

Horace Ivory 1-yard run (David Posey kick)

21

24

4th quarter

MIA

NE

Dolphins

Garo Yepremian 29-yard field goal

24

24

Patriots

Horace Ivory 23-yard run (David Posey kick)

24

31

Patriots

Safety by Richard Bishop

24

33

Dolphins

Patriots

1st Downs

20

24

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

66

69

Total Yards

333

393

Yards per play

5.0

5.7

Passing

189

168

Comp - Att

22 - 36

10 - 22

Yards per pass

4.7

7.3

Interceptions thrown

2

1

Sacks - Yards lost

4 - 38

1 - 8

Rushing

144

225

Rushing Attempts

26

46

Yards per rush

5.5

4.9

Penalties

2

4

Turnovers

2

2

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

2

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
B. Griese
22
35
227
6.5
2
2
76.7
D. Williams
0
1
0
0.0
0
0
39.6
Team
22
36
189
6.3
2
2
4
74.7

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
D. Williams
19
116
6.1
1
L. Harris
7
28
4.0
0
Team
26
144
5.5
1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
A. Tillman
8
89
11.1
1
D. Harris
2
45
22.5
0
L. Harris
4
38
9.5
0
N. Moore
4
35
8.8
1
D. Williams
3
19
6.3
0
N. Bulaich
1
1
1.0
0
Team
22
227
6.3
2
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
0
0
1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
G. Yepremian
1
2
3
6
Team
1
2
3
6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
G. Roberts
5
188
37.6
Team
5
188
37.6

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
D. Harris
3
48
16.0
0
J. Cefalo
1
19
19.0
0
B. Hardy
1
15
15.0
0
Team
5
82
16.4
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
C. Babb
1
3
3.0
0
J. Cefalo
1
3
3.0
0
Team
2
6
3.0
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
S. Grogan
10
22
176
8.0
0
1
54.4
Team
10
22
168
8.0
0
1
1
54.4

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
H. Ivory
15
113
7.5
2
A. Johnson
13
46
3.5
1
S. Grogan
8
34
4.3
0
D. Calhoun
5
23
4.6
0
S. Cunningham
5
9
1.8
1
Team
46
225
4.9
4

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
H. Jackson
4
70
17.5
0
D. Hasselbeck
2
41
20.5
0
A. Johnson
3
36
12.0
0
R. Francis
1
29
29.0
0
Team
10
176
8.0
0
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
1
1
0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
D. Posey
1
2
4
7
Team
1
2
4
7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
J. Wilson
5
188
37.6
Team
5
188
37.6

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
R. Clayborn
3
70
23.3
0
J. McAlister
2
23
11.5
0
Team
5
93
18.6
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
S. Morgan
2
33
16.5
0
D. Conn
1
2
2.0
0
Team
3
35
11.7
0

More Patriots Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

15.7

30th

OPP PPG

24.1

21st

RUSH YDS/G

111.0

24th

PASS YDS/G

177.6

32nd

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Bills Bills
7
2
0
.778
Jets Jets
3
6
0
.333
Dolphins Dolphins
2
6
0
.250
Patriots Patriots
2
7
0
.222
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
11/10
NE NE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
11/17
LAR LAR
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
11/24
NE NE
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Sun
12/1
IND IND
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
12/15
NE NE
@
ARI ARI
4:25 PM
Last Game
TEN Titans

2-6-0

20

Final

17

NE Patriots

2-7-0

Sun 3 Nov 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
7
2
0
.778
Jets Jets
3
6
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
6
2
0
.750
Ravens Ravens
6
3
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
6
3
0
.667
Colts Colts
4
5
0
.444
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
8
0
0
1.000
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC East W L T PCT
Commanders Commanders
7
2
0
.778
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
7
1
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
6
2
0
.750
NFC South W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
3
0
.667
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
5
0
.444
NFC West W L T PCT
Cardinals Cardinals
5
4
0
.556
Rams Rams
4
4
0
.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
11/3
TB TB
@
KC KC
24-30
Sat
11/2
IND IND
@
MIN MIN
13-21
Sat
11/2
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
26-20
Sat
11/2
DET DET
@
GB GB
24-14
Sat
11/2
JAX JAX
@
PHI PHI
23-28

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
11/7
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
8:15 PM
Sun
11/10
NYG NYG
@
CAR CAR
9:30 AM
Sun
11/10
SF SF
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
DEN DEN
@
KC KC
1:00 PM